Associations to the word «Acromegaly»
Noun
- Hormone
- Gland
- Tumor
- Diabetes
- Secretion
- Syndrome
- Arthritis
- Puberty
- Insulin
- Agonist
- Enlargement
- Hypertension
- Diagnosis
- Dopamine
- Analog
- Serum
- Hepatitis
- Growth
- Abnormality
- Ml
- Steroid
- Glucose
- Deficiency
- Disorder
- Dysfunction
- Disease
- Symptom
- Therapy
- Patient
- Stature
- Ng
- Complication
- Headache
- Fracture
- Aging
- Treatment
- Onset
- Defect
- Mortality
- Antagonist
- Calcium
- Phosphate
- Incidence
- Bone
- Consensus
- Cancer
- Gale
- Medication
- Receptor
- Manifestation
- Disturbance
- Level
- Surgery
- Pregnancy
- Decrease
- Indication
- Adult
- Cause
- Supplement
- Tissue
- Mutation
Adjective
Wiktionary
ACROMEGALY, noun. (disease) A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
Dictionary definition
ACROMEGALY, noun. Enlargement of bones of hands and feet and face; often accompanied by headache and muscle pain and emotional disturbances; caused by overproduction of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland (due to a tumor).
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